TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

Playtech plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

x

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

x

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

Boussard & Gavaudan Partners Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

November 02, 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

November 03, 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Convertible bond

19/11/2019

15/01/2015 to 12/11/2019

5,985,860

1.886%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

CFD

22,822,131

Nominal

Delta

7.192%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

28,807,991

9.078%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Controlled Undertaking

Percentage Holding

BG Master Fund ICAV

5.422%

Blackrock Multi-Manager Alternatives Strategies Fund

0.092%

Single Select Platform / M - (B&G) European Equity

0.238%

BG Long Term Value

0.292%

Boussard & Gavaudan Absolut Return

1.818%

Amundi Absolute Return BG Enhanced Master Fund

0.225%

Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Sub Fund III L.L.

0.545%

Boussard & Gavaudan Convertible

BG Liquid Strategy

0.014%

0.432%

Grand Total

9.078%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Deborah GEWINNER

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 203 751 5412